Food waste is a crisis we can no longer ignore. Every year, roughly a third of all food produced for human consumption ends up wasted, totaling over a billion tons globally according to recent reports ...

The global food system creates a lot of waste. Food gets lost during harvest and shipping, grub spoils before it gets eaten, and leftovers languish in our refrigerators. But just because that’s the ...

As food insecurity grows and grocery prices climb, Oklahoma State University Extension encourages the public to reduce food waste. Household food waste represents between 30% to 40% of all food waste ...

January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to ...

Carrot tops, potato peels and bones quickly go from your cutting board to the trash bin, but no more. These are just a few ingredients at the center of the zero-waste movement, promising to make meals ...

Every day, the world throws away more than a billion meals while nearly 800 million people face hunger. This startling ...

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard about “Zero Waste” grocery stores in Europe where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags. When will we get some of ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? You know the smell. If you’ve ever let a bag of salad sit unsealed in your fridge, ...

Second Harvest Food Bank in Irvine used to budget $100,000 a year to buy cardboard boxes. Those boxes helped transport food between donation centers, their facilities and the more than 300 sites ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- When making reservations for a Valentine's Day dinner, chances are people are not thinking about what that restaurant is doing to protect the planet. But sustainability efforts ...

The greatest sin in most American households is our addiction to plastic water bottles. So says Anne-Marie Bonneau, who writes the food blog “Zero-Waste Chef” and is the author of “The Zero-Waste Chef ...